Firm and Provider News

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP will be honored for its commitment to pro bono work by the Northside Center for Child Development.Founded in 1946 by Drs. Kenneth and Mamie Clark, the first and second African-Americans to receive doctorates in psychology from Columbia University, the Northside Center provides a full range of hands-on services to...

The law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP has announced that John H. Martin has been inducted as a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL).
Mr. Martin is a partner in the Trial Practice Group of Thompson & Knight's Dallas office. He is widely recognized for his legal work and public speaking on the subjects of catastrophic...

Edward R. Levin and Gary L. Lieber, partners in Saul Ewing's Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Practice Group, have been recognized as Washington, DC Super Lawyers by Law & Politics magazine.
The Super Lawyers list honors the top five percent of the lawyers in Washington, DC based on surveys with lawyers throughout the DC area and...

Chadbourne & Parke has launched a Green Initiative that focuses on recycling and reductions in energy and resource consumption.
The Firm has been certified as a "Leader" in the ABA-EPA Law Office Climate Challenge, a joint project of the American Bar Association and the Environmental Protection Agency.The Climate Challenge Program encourages law...

Stradley Ronon Managing Partner Jeff Lutsky was appointed to the board of directors for the Philadelphia and Vicinity YMCA. He will participate in a number of activities aimed at advancing the mission of the YMCA to improve the community and its families.
As Stradley Ronon's managing partner, Mr. Lutsky manages more than 180 attorneys in seven offices...

Cozen O'Connor has announced that Scott W. Reid has been named the chair of the firm's diversity committee. In this position, Mr. Reid will direct Cozen's initiatives aimed at the retention and recruitment of lawyers with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences as a part of the firm's ongoing commitment to foster diversity.
Mr. Reid joined the firm...

Litigators know an expert witness can make a trial or break it. The role of experts in a case is critical to influencing judges, juries and trial outcomes. Now litigators have a new resource for using expert witnesses to take ultimate advantage of new rules, procedures and strategies for handling experts in civil trials - Thomson West's Expert Witnesses in...

Kenneth M. Jarin, a partner in the Labor, Employment & Immigration Group at Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP, served as a guest speaker to a law class at Temple University's Master of Laws Program in Beijing, China.

Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, is pleased to recognize Partner Edwin J. Harron and Associate Monté T. Squire for providing exemplary pro bono legal service to the community and the bar. The attorneys are this year's recipients of the H. James Conaway Jr. and William F. Taylor Pro Bono Awards.
Each year, Young Conaway honors two attorneys...

The Final Report in the bankruptcy proceedings of subprime loan specialist New Century Financial Corp, filed by Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP (K&L Gates) partner and court-approved Examiner Michael J. Missal on February 29, 2008, was unsealed by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Concluding an eight-...

Protiviti Inc., a leading global provider of internal audit and risk and advisory services, has released the fourth edition of its resource guide about Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act - Guide to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Internal Control Reporting Requirements. The guide answers 258 frequently asked questions about Section 404 and other related topics...

Gibbons P.C. announces the addition of five employment law attorneys to the firm's Newark office. The new group, led by Patrick Brady, enhances Gibbons' practice in this area, bringing the total number of attorneys in its Employment Law Department to 25.
Joining the firm as directors are Mr. Brady, Clara H. Rho and John M. O'Connor, and as associates...

Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A. and firm member Michael Ligorano were recognized by the Raritan Valley Chapter of Habitat for Humanity (RVHFH). The firm received the 2007 Community Partner Professional Service Award for its significant service to the Habitat for Humanity program, and Mr. Ligorano was acknowledged with a Professional Service Award for...

Saul Ewing LLP has announced the addition of Karen L. Palestini as a partner in the Business Department and a member of the Health Law Practice Group in its Princeton, NJ office. She is the eighth attorney to join the firm's Princeton office since the beginning of the year.

The eBillingHub, the market leader in simplifying electronic billing for law firms, has announced a strengthening of its relationship with DataCert to enhance the connectivity between their respective electronic billing products.
The automated bill submission capabilities of the eBillingHub, with seamless connectivity capabilities to Data-Cert's...

Aetna has announced that it will delay a proposed policy that would stop covering the costs of using anesthesiologists during colonoscopies. A group of New Jersey doctors led the effort to prevent the policy from becoming enforced. John D. Fanburg, the Health Law Practice Group Chair at WolfBlock in Roseland, represented the physicians that led this effort...

The Pro Bono Initiative Committee of Proskauer Rose has named the recipients of its 2008 Pro Bono Golden Gavel Awards. This is the first year the Golden Gavels have been presented by the firm, recognizing lawyers and teams of lawyers who did exceptional pro bono work throughout 2007. Over all, 13 lawyers and two teams comprising an additional 16 lawyers...

Goodwin Procter LLP has announced the addition of partner Robert J. McGahan, former Acting Deputy Chief for Major Frauds for the United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California. He will practice in the downtown Los Angeles office.

King & Spalding has announced that it has established an office in Silicon Valley and will open a second California office in San Francisco. The offices will focus initially on the firm's strengths in intellectual property, FDA/healthcare, tort litigation, private equity, real estate capital markets, government and internal investigations, business...

Stradley Ronon attorney Frances Gauthier co-incorporated the Delaware Hispanic Bar Association, the first professional association in Delaware for Hispanic attorneys. The association was formed to promote the social, economic, professional and educational advancement of the Hispanic community in the state. Ms. Gauthier is a founding board member and vice...